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Lily Song picked us up at 8 and we went to the summer palace, a jade factory, and the great wall. I sure got my workout in going up steps and hills on the wall!

We started our day at the summer palace. The palace grounds are extensive. There was a lake dug in the shape of a peach as a present for one of the emperor's mom. The palace has the longest corridor in the world where the emperor and the concubines would walk everyday. ...

... street to buy Nestle cereals, milk from Germany, bifidus yogurts from, peaches, mangos and lychees and three cans of noodles that we eat in the room. Most restaurants close at 9 pm, too early for us!

This morning at half past seven, Steven has picked us up at the hotel. Destination: The Great Wall. Usually, people visit it near Beijing, but we travel 90km north to a place called Jin Shan Ling or Gold Mountain. The Great ...

... all due to the Chinese people wanting better career prospects and the acknowledgement of the governments corruption! The Forbidden City is situated behind Tian'namen Square housing the Palace museum, all this was quite confusing for Joe and I as we didn't know where we were, whether it was the palace, just apart of the Forbidden City or the Imperial Palace? We really should have had a guide for the day to tell us the history and point out areas and buildings to us, but researching ...

... is from Beijing. Not wasting any time I ordered Peking duck for dinner (no where near as good as yours Lucy!) as we discussed our trip's itinerary. I've quickly realized that "grassroots" which is the travel style of our tour is the disguised way to say traveling with the locals, there will be no cushy tour bus for us. For me I'm quite happy to take the public transportation (be open minded to the horking, spitting and snot rockets we are told!) because it's cheaper ...

... Shaolin monk boy who grows up learning Kung Fu and all that goes with it. You follow him on his journey to enlightenment. We were very impressed with the martial arts, the lighting, the costumes and just the amazing stunts. Such a worthwhile experience and highly recommended. We caught the subway back and relaxed a bit in the common area before heading to bed. It's been an adventure packed day and we feel like spoilt brats getting to enjoy these amazing ...